Suspect arrested on suspicion of capital murder in Fort Worth father and son killings

The second of two men shot and killed nine days ago in their north Fort Worth home was holding a handgun when they encountered their shooter, but neither victim posed a threat when they were shot, police concluded as they sought an arrest warrant in the case.

Fort Worth police have arrested Cameron Cummins, 31, on suspicion of capital murder in the Aug. 17 killings of Fermin Ramirez, 41, and his son, Jacob Ramirez, 22.

Both victims were shot in the chest. Jacob Ramirez's body was in the driveway when police arrived at the home in the 2400 block of Ross Avenue. Fermin Ramirez's body was lying just inside the home.

The Ramirezes had gone to a bar and returned home to continue drinking with a group of friends. Cummins was with the group, but did not know the Ramirezes before.

Cummins and two other people whose names were redacted by police in the affidavit supporting Cummins' arrest warrant flirted and spoke condescendingly to a person whose name was also redacted by police.

Many agreed to let the party end, and the Ramirezes asked Cummins and two people with him to leave. Cummins and the others refused, according to the affidavit.

The killings were captured on surveillance cameras outside the home, homicide detective Joey McAnally wrote in his statement. The video was of good quality, but the images were sometimes obscured by lighting conditions.

At 1:42 a.m., Jacob Ramirez walked away from the group of people in the front yard and entered the home. He returned after about two minutes, “and it appeared he had a handgun behind his back,” McAnally wrote.

At 1:46 p.m., Fermin Ramirez pushed his son toward the front door of the home. Jacob Ramirez's gun was in his hand, at his side, pointed at the ground, according to the police account of the video recordings included in the affidavit.

Fermin Ramirez returned to the group with his empty hands in the air and appeared to beg them to leave.

Cummins pulled a pistol from his waistband and began shooting as he walked toward an unarmed Fermin Ramirez, according to the affidavit.

Jacob Ramirez went around the front of a pickup truck parked in the driveway to try to escape the gunfire. Cummins chased Ramirez around the truck and continued to shoot at him, according to the affidavit.

Cummins left the scene as a passenger in a vehicle driven by someone who was at the home. Cummins was dropped off on the street, and the driver returned and spoke to police.

By the time a Fort Worth Municipal Court judge signed the arrest warrant Wednesday, detectives had not interviewed Cummins.

The Ramirezes were hard workers with good hearts, people recalled at a fundraiser Saturday at Marine Park.